old foreman vs frank bruno

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  1. highguard

    highguard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    how do you guys see this fight coming off
    i think it would a war...



    alot of people say that foreman would rather fight punchers then runners, maybe so in his prime but not so during comeback...

    it is interesting that he never faced, bruno,ruddock,mercer,dokes,tucker etc...

    the reason for this is that, foreman loved to be the boss in the ring and walk guys down....this is something that would be hard to do against a big physically strong guy like bruno or the others....and i think his managment knew this and generally matched him with guys he could do that too


    the reason i pick bruno is because foreman liked to impose his streaght on guys, bruno was a physically super strong guy....

    both have hard jabs,


    what do you guys think would happen
     
  2. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    A man that can give it and take it versus a man that can give it and can't take it. Simplistic, but I think Foreman stops him.
     
  3. highguard

    highguard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    bruno could take it, foreman is not tyson with FAST hard combo's

    with foreman's slow punches bruno could see them coming so he would not be scared of them
     
  4. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    He can take it, but not for 12 rounds. I think Bruno is way ahead on the cards and gets stopped from 9-12. Can you imagine if old Foreman had Bruno exhausted like Mcall did in the late rounds? Only Mcall could figure out how to blow a fight like that.
     
  5. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Frank had an imposing physique, but so did the self admitted steroid fueled Morrison, and George shoved him all over the ring like a rag doll. Like Tommy, Bruno had a suspect chin. Frank would need to go in planning for a distance affair. He had the ability to amass a substantial points lead, but if he got caught, he'd be outta there.
     
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    I dont think Frank could ever move as good as Morrison and thats the difference in my opinion. Frank had the ability to easily outbox old Foreman, but I dont think he ever had the mobility or stamina.
     
  7. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bruno never really showed a "reverse gear" like Morrison against Foreman. Doesn't mean he couldn't pull it off, old Foreman fought as if in slow motion and gave average boxers a chance to look great, but I tend to think that he'd be in there standing in front of Big George, exchanging jabs and clinching to avoid the looping punches of Foreman, which would eventually wear Frank out even if he wasn't hit with anything solid.
     
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    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What I get from these last two posts is that Bruno would be in desperate trouble here, especially if he couldn't get away and stay away.
     
  9. highguard

    highguard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    everyone seems to say what foreman's shots would do to bruno...

    no one seems to think about what bruno's punches would to foreman....
    and morrison was shoved around by foreman but bruno is a naturally stronger guy then morrison....


    if alex steward break foreman's face open what makes you think that bruno could not....

    also people talk about bruno having a point lead...well if he did that lead would come back hard shots not by jabbing and running....